Sour Cream and Chive Dip

Everybody needs an easy go-to dip for entertaining and this is Sour Cream and Chive Dip recipe is the perfect fit. Incredibly versatile and packed with flavour, using minimal ingredients!

Sour cream and chive is a legendary dip, especially here in the UK. No matter what event, gathering, dinner party or movie night, there’s always a bowl of sour cream and chive dip with a large packet of crisps. Standard. Admittedly up until recently I’d always get store bought, because that’s simply what I grew up with. But let me tell you, homemade sour cream and chive dip? Yep. SO much better than store bought, I can’t even begin to tell you. Actually yes I can, follow me.

Chives are the most delicate and in my opinion, tastiest member of the onion family. They’ve got a gorgeously fresh aroma to them without being too overpowering.

Because of their light texture they lend themselves so neatly to being used in a dip. There’s nothing worse than having chopped up onion in a creamy dip. Salsa and guac yes, sour cream, no.

Plus, by using chives you’re not going to cry a river when chopping them up, which is always a bonus.

Ingredients for a Sour Cream and Chive Dip

Sour Cream

Mayo

Chives

Garlic

Lemon Juice

Beauty right?

It always fills me with joy when I can claim a 5 ingredients recipe, and this is no exception! *victory dance*

And like I mentioned in the intro, this dip is so versatile. Literally, I use it for everything. From wraps and burgers, to fries and mashed potato, I sometimes struggle to find something this dip doesn’t go with!

So what are you waiting for? Throw away that store bought dip (and by throw away I mean it finish it because food waste is not good) and get cracking on this homemade sour cream and chive dip! Quick, easy and just 5 ingredients, this recipe is sure to be sure go-to dip for just about everything!

Combine all of your ingredients in a suitably sized bowl. Cover and pop in the fridge until needed. This will help the flavours develop.

Watch how to make it!

Recipe Notes

a) Garlic - Raw garlic can have quite a pungent taste, to definitely ensure 1. it's a small clove and 2. you fully mince it, not just dice. A touch of garlic does wonders for this dip, but too much and it'll overpower the tase of the chives.

Chris

Sam

May 21, 2018 at 11:17 am

Sooo excited to find this recipe! We moved from the UK to Australia 4 months ago and haven’t found anything even close to replacing this kind of dip in the shops… and my family of 5 miss it … with everything! Thankyou 🙂

Chris

May 21, 2018 at 11:28 am

Sam! It’s so funny you should say that, I spent 2 years in Australia, got back to the UK not too long a go. You’re so right, sour cream and chive dip is pretty scarce over there! SO jealous of you right now, can I ask where you moved to 🙂 ?

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